Pickles by Brian Crane for May 03, 2020

Must have taken the memory foam out of her slippers.

Around and around and around we go, and where we stop… Don’t nobody know!

What fish has breasts and wings as well as drumsticks anyway?

Why has no one tried to sell “Tuna of the Land” brand canned chicken?

Chicken of the sea that is

Well of course it tastes like chicken, Earl. Everything tastes like chicken.

Age has its benefits but also its loopholes

“Surf or Turf!”

It must be fishen!

Ahhh marriage.

If I had to do it again…..

Earl must have a fondness for sleeping on the couch.

Reminds me of a funny story about my Dad. A picky eater, his mantra was, “I don’t eat anything from the sea!” Fast forward: Mom died, Dad is “lost” and sad. He accompanies us to Europe as a diversion. First plane trip, business class… When it came time to chose his meal, he looked at what my husband and I were eating, which was smoked fish (and delicious). Knowing he would never chose it if he knew it was fish, we told him it was chicken. So he chose it. The whole time he was eating, we kept asking him how he was enjoying his “chicken”, and of course, he told us it was great! We had trouble keeping straight faces, giggling uncontrollably across the aisle from him. And of course, we waited until he was finished to confess that his dinner originated from the deep blue sea! The look on his face was priceless! HAHAHA. God, how I miss him…..

These two are a match made in heaven.

Earl next time you cook then you will know what you are eating ;-)

After that conversation, Earl could not resist that last zinger! Honestly, I wouldn’t have been able to either!

Why is it when you take tuna, add mayo, pickle relish, etc., people call it Tuna Fish Salad. If you do the same to chicken, no one calls it Chicken Bird Salad.

The power of suggestion….

I don’t like casseroles for that reason – not sure what kind of protein I am eating.

I used to go to Long John Silvers just for that reason; everything is fried in the same oil so it all tastes the same.

Why doesn’t Earl get into the kitchen and cook and give Opal a break? He just sits around anyway!

The nose knows.

The power of suggestion.

Carp diem,Earl.Throw that fish back.Order the Clams.You might find a Pearl ;)

Old age travails

Why do we frequently act as if it’s “fish” but never talk about chicken and turkey as “bird”?

With a side of pickles.

I never ask, just eat whatever Patsy sets before me.